Which Statement About the Class System in the United States

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the class system in the United States is true?

• A) All people have an equal chance of going from rags to riches.
• B) The U.S. allows for the least amount of social mobility.
• C) Most people stay in the same social class for their entire lives.
• D) U.S. society places a higher value on ascribed status than on achieved status.
• E) In the U.S. we have more characteristics of a caste society than a class one.

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